Getting your colleagues and bosses to listen to your ideas at work doesn't have to be hard — if you know what to say.
You can gain influence at work by incorporating a handful of specific words into your vocabulary, according to a variety of experts and research.
"Like suggests a personal preference, while recommend suggests others will enjoy it as well," Berger tells Make It.
"If you're willing to say not just that France was fun, but it is fun; not just that this book had a great plot, but it has a great plot; when you're generalizing beyond the past, it suggests you're more confident or certain about what you're saying," Berger told the "Knowledge at Wharton" podcast last year.
We'll teach you how to speak clearly and confidently, calm your nerves, what to say and not say, and body language techniques to make a great first impression.
Persons:
Matt Abrahams, Abrahams, Wharton, Jonah Berger, Berger, —, endorsers, Pryor
Organizations:
Stanford University, CNBC, Harvard University, Xerox, Wharton, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Locations:
France, Philadelphia